ambrosia

ambrŏsĭa, ae, f., = ἀμβροσία.

• Lit., ambrosia, the food of the gods (as nectar was their drink): non enim ambrosiā deos aut nectare laetari arbitror, Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 65; Ov. P. 1, 10, 11: Suaviolum dulci dulcius ambrosiā, Cat. 99, 2.—Hence: orator ambrosiā alendus, prov. once in Cic., qs. a god among orators, of a distinguished orator (opp. faenum esse), Cic. de Or. 2, 57.— Also food for the steeds of the gods: equos ambrosiae suco saturos, Ov. M. 2, 120; 4, 215 (acc. to Hom.Il. 5, 368 and 369).—
• II Transf.
• • A The unguent of the gods (so, ἀμβροσία, Hom.Il. 14, 170; 16, 670): ambrosiā cum dulci nectare mixtā Contigit os, Ov. M. 14, 606: liquidum ambrosiae diffundit odorem, Verg. G. 4, 415; id. A. 12, 419.—
  • B The name of several plants, esp. of the botrys or artemisia, Turkish mugwort: Choenopodium botrys, Linn.; Plin. 27, 4, 11, § 28.—Another plant of this name, Plin. 27, 8, 31, § 55.—
  • C An antidote to poison, Cels. 5, 23.

ambrosia, ae, f. (ἀμβροσία), Ambrosia, I) eig., als unsterblich Machendes: a) die Götterspeise (wie nectar, der »Göttertrank«), Cic. Tusc. 1, 55. Catull. 99, 2: nulla ambr. ac nectar, Varr. sat. Men. 417: dah. orator ambrosiā alendus, gleichs. ein Gott unter den Rednern, von einem vorzüglichen Redner, Cic. de or. 2, 234. – als Futter der Sonnenpferde, Ov. met. 2, 120 u. 4, 215. – b) die Göttersalbe, ein Duftöl, ein Mittel, das verschönert u. den Körper jugendlich frisch erhält, Sterbliche unsterblich macht, Verg. georg. 4, 415; Aen. 12, 419; bes. Ov. met. 14, 606. – c) (solöz. = nectar) der Göttertrank, ambrosiae poculum, Apul. met. 6, 23. – II) übtr.: a) anderer Name der sonst botrys od. artemisia gen. Pflanze, türkischer Beifuß (Chenopodium botrys, L.), Plin. 27, 28. – b) Name einer Traubenart, Plin. 14, 40. – c) Name eines Gegengiftes des Zopyrus, Cels. 5, 23, 2 (§ 10). – u. eines andern Arzneimittels des Junius Priskus, Marc. Emp. 23.

ambrosia [ἀμβροσία] , divine food, delicacy. b (applied to various herbs). ~ea, suoetnis GlC A 529; [Ambrosius] qui nomen gerit ambrosiae de nectare ductum Aldh. VirgV 654.  b 10‥ nomina herbarum: ‥ ~ia, hyndhæleþe[? Eupatorium] WW; suavior ambrosie flore recentis erat A. Meaux Susanna 156; fiat locio ‥ de vino decoccionis plantaginis, ‥ et balaust’ et ~ie et celidonie Gad. 118. 1; ~ia minor, i. millefolium SB 10; ~ia, lilifagus, eupatorium, salvia agrestis idem; G. ambreise, A. wildesauge Alph. 8.

1 ambrŏsĭa, (14) æ, f. (ἀμβροσία), ¶ 1 ambroisie [nourriture des dieux] : Cic. Tusc. 1, 65 || [servant à oindre le corps] Virg. G. 4, 415 ¶ 2 botrys [plante] : Plin. 27, 28 ¶ 3 nom dʼun contre-poison : Cels. Med. 5, 23, 2.

ambrosia , ae. f.
仙丹。艾草。香油。解毒 藥。Ambrosia alendus 可昇仙之人。

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• , ἀμβροσία, ambrosia, sustenance of immortal life, food of the gods: ambrosiā deos laetari: orator ambrosiā alendus, i. e. divine.—Poet.: (equos) ambrosiae suco saturos, O.: ambrosiā Contigit os fecitque deum, O.: ambrosiae odor, V.

AMBROSIA

AMBROS´IA(ἀμβρόσια), festivals observed in Greece, in honour of Dionysus, which seem to have derived their name from the luxuries of the table, or from the indulgence of drinking. According to Tzetzes on Hesiod (Op. et D. 5.504) these festivals were solemnised in the month of Lenaeon, during the vintage. (Etym. M. s. v. Ληναιών, p. 564. 7; G. E. W. Schneider, Ueber das Attische Theaterwesen, p. 43; K. F. Hermann, Lehrb. d. gottesdienstl. Alterth. d. Griechen, § 58, n. 7.)

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Ambrosia

(ἀμβροσία). A name given to anything that confers immortality. (1) The food of the gods, whose drink was nectar (q.v.). Doves are said by Homer to bring ambrosia to Zeus from the far West.

(2) The ointment of the gods, which preserved even the dead from decay.

(3) The food of the gods' horses.

Ambrosia

(τὰ ἀμβρόσια). Festivals observed in Greece in honour of Dionysus. They were held during the month Lenaeon, at the time of the vintage.